The Government of Rajasthan on October 07, notified Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2017.
The following has been amended-
•After the existing sub-rule (3) of rule 52 the new sub-rule (4) Permit for dispatch of silt/sand/soil/gravel dredged from the submergence area of dams/water reservoirs which is dredged to reclaim its storage capacity shall be added.
•The existing sub-rule (1) of rule 74 of the said rules shall be substituted by the following, namely:-
"(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, extraction removal of gypsum for improvement of agriculture land, digging or extraction of brick earth used for making bricks or pottery, ordinary earth or murram used for filling, leveling or embankment of roads or railways upto depth of three meters, removal of overburden from dumps and dredging/desilting of water reservoir shall not be treated as mining operations: Provided that such operations or dispatch shall be carried out under short term permit, permit or brick earth permit issued by the Director or Mining Engineer or Assistant Mining Engineer concerned."
[Notification No. G.S.R152]
